Last season, the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat met in the 2023 NBA Playoffs Eastern finals series.
The two teams fought back and forth with each other through each match and extended the series to Game 7. At that time, the stubborn, experienced and most importantly, more complete Miami Heat team won and won the title. tickets to play at the NBA Finals.
This year the two teams met again but in round 1, where the Boston Celtics overcame past mistakes, playing with more focus and fire.
At Game 5 this morning (May 2), the Boston Celtics put an end to the Miami Heat’s season with a strong 118-84 victory, ending the first round series with a total score of 4-1 and winning the ticket. entered the regional semi-finals.
“Knowing that our opponents have some receiving difficulties, we still maintain focus. The whole team learned a lot from last year’s failure, learning from experience to change the situation of this year’s series,” Jayson Tatum shared.
In Boston’s 4 victories in this series, they all overwhelmed the Miami Heat and won the match with a large score. The total difference in 4 matches is up to 88 points, including the largest difference of 34 points in Game 5.
Miami Heat only won 1 match in Game 2, where they hit a club record number of 3-pointers (23 3-pointers) right on the field of the Boston Celtics to tie the series score 1-1
However, coach Erik Spoelstra’s team was unable to maintain its sublimation, losing home field advantage in Game 3 and Game 4 with 2 defeats.
One of the main reasons is that Heat was missing two important players, Terry Rozier and leader Jimmy Butler, throughout the series. Without the services of this duo, Miami’s offense is always in a state of stagnation.
In addition to Game 2’s unexpected sublimation with a 3-point record, Miami Heat never scored more than 90 points in Games 3, 4 and 5.
On the other side of the front line, the Boston Celtics showed the opposite image. They played extremely focused and disciplined even though they knew that their opponents did not have the strongest squad.
Derrick White and Jaylen Brown led Boston with 25 points each. White alone has just set a new record with 13 3-pointers in 2 games, the highest in Celtics history if considering a series of 2 games in the Playoffs.
Winning the match with a large margin to end the series, coach Joe Mazzulla’s team showed how ready they are for this postseason. No longer a “young” team like the last two Playoffs.
Now the Boston Celtics will have at least 4 days of rest before entering round 2 of the 2024 NBA Playoffs. Their opponent is the winner of the match Cleveland Cavaliers and Orlando Magic, the score is 3-2 in favor of the Cavaliers and Orlando Magic. Game 6 will take place next Saturday.
